Episodes
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Pain and Pleasure 2
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
Sunday Oct 15, 2023
In this second episode, the Johns' brothers go deeper with the subject of pain and pleasure and how to balance them in a healthy way in our lives.
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Pain and Pleasure 1
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
Saturday Oct 14, 2023
A new season begins here with a discussion on pain and pleasure based on Anna Lembke's book Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence. Pain and pleasure are the two basic driving forces in our lives, but new brain research helps us understand how the brain processes them and seeks to find balance.
Monday May 29, 2023
Gratitude and Spirituality
Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
In this final episode of the season, the Johns' brothers discuss the intersection of gratitude and spirituality. Ideally, both can compliment each other, but the brothers deal with the topic of what happens when religion creates negative experiences and hinders our gratitude. Learn how spirituality, if done correctly, can be a tremendous asset to gratitude and how gratitude can greatly benefit our spiritual journey.
Friday May 26, 2023
Gratitude Episode6--Wearing Your New Lenses
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
How do you make gratitude a regular and sustainable practice in your life? Tune in to this episode to learn how to incorporate gratitude into your life until it just becomes part of who you are.
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Gratitude Episode 5--The Practices
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
How do you experience gratitude and its benefits? You practice it. Learn six simple, but life changing, gratitude practices you can incorporate into your life in this episode.
Thursday May 04, 2023
Gratitude 4--Gratitude and Pain
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
Are gratitude and pain incompatible? If we are practicing gratitude, what do we do in the painful times, in the trials and challenges? In this podcast the Johns brother discuss the relationship of gratitude and pain.
Monday May 01, 2023
Gratitude 3--Changing Your Story
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Much of our identity and self understanding is based on the narrative we tell ourselves about our life. In this episode, you will be challenged to examine your stories, how you create them and how they impact your quality of life. One of the most powerful things any human can do is start changing the negative story and start living into a positive one.
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Gratitude 2--The Barriers to Gratitude
Friday Apr 21, 2023
Friday Apr 21, 2023
The Johns' brothers talk about 3 main barriers to gratitude and how they circumvent our attempts to live in gratitude. Recognizing these barriers can be huge in helping you move past them and into a healthier and happier mental space.
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Gratitude1--Change the Lenses
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
This is the first episode in this new season on the "superpower" of gratitude. Learn how your life is actually better than you think (and how that is really the fault of how your mind thinks). Anxiety, depression, discouragement, sleepless nights, all tied to how how our mind thinks. Gratitude is the antidote and research shows it can significantly change your life for the better.
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Name Change Coming
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Best Thoughts is changing its name to the Everything Is Better Than You Think podcast! Same brothers, just a new name, and great new content coming soon!